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OFFICERS, LIST OF MEMBERS 
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LANCASTER, PA., 
1906. 



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Index. 



Charter 1 

State Law to Encourage Historical 

Societies 6 

Constitution 9 

By-Laws 11 

Officers for 1906 16 

List of Members 17 

Honorary Members 23 

Exchanges 24 



Charter of the Lancaster County 
Historical Society. 



Whereas, We, the undersigned, citi- 
zens of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl* 
vania, whose names are subscribed to 
this charter or certificate of incorpora» 
tion, have associated ourselves to- 
gether for the purposes and upon the 
terms and by the name herein stated, 
under the provisions of an Act of the 
General Assembly of the Common, 
wealth of Pennsylvania, entitled an 
Act to Provide for the Incorporation 
and Regulation of Certain Corpora* 
tions, approved the 29th day of April 
in the year of our Lord, one thousand 
eight hundred and seventy-four, and 
the several supplements thereto. We 
do therefore certify that: 

1. The name of the corporation ia 
the "Lancaster County Historical 
Society." 

2. The purposes for which this cor^ 
poration is formed are to promote the 
discovery, collection, preservation and 
publication, of the history, historical 
records and data of and relating to 
Lancaster City and County, the collec. 
tion and preservation of books, news- 

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papers, maps, genealogies, portraits, 
paintings, relics, engravings, manu- 
scripts, letters, journals and any or all 
materials which may establish or illus- 
trate such history, the growth and 
progress of population, wealth, educa- 
tion, agriculture, arts, manufactures 
and commerce in this City and County. 

3. The business of the corporation is 
to be transacted in the City of Lan- 
caster. 

4. The corporation shall have per. 
petual succession by its corporate 
name. 

5. There is no capital stock, nor are 
there any shares of stock. The names 
and residences of the subscribers ap. 
pear by their signatures hereunto, 

6. The corporation is to be managed 
by an Executive Committee of seven- 
teen, including a President, two Vice 
Presidents, Recording Secretary, Cor- 
responding Secretary, Treasurer and 
Librarian, and the names and resi- 
dences of those who are chosen mem- 
bers for the first year are as follows: 
George Steinman, President, Lancas- 
ter, Pa. 

Samuel Evans, Vice President, Co- 
lumbia. Pa. 

Rev. Dr. J. H. Dubbs, Vice President, 
Lancaster, Pa. 

F. R. Diffenderffer, Secretary, Lan- 
caster, Pa. 

S. M. Sener, Librarian, Lancaster, Pa. 

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Miss Martha B. Clark, Corresponding 

Secretary, Lancaster, Pa. 
Dr. J. W. Houston, Treasurer, Lan- 
caster, Pa. 
W. U. Hensel, Chairman, Lancaster, 

Pa. 
R. M. Reilly, member, Lancaster, Pa. 
G. F. K. Erisman, member, Lancaster, 
Pa. 

Mrs. S. B. Carpenter, member, Lan- 
caster, Pa. 
Rev. J. W. Hassler, member, Lancas- 
ter, Pa. 
Monroe B. Hirsh, member, Lancaster. 

Pa. 
Rev. D. W. Gerhard, member, Lancas- 
ter, Pa. 
W. A. Heitshu, member, Lancaster, Pa. 
S. P. Eby, member, Lancaster, Pa. 
H. E. Steinmetz, member, Lititz, Pa. 
7. The corporation has no capital 
stock. Fees for membership and an- 
nual dues from members will be as- 
sessed as the corporation by its by- 
laws may determine, which fees and 
dues will be applied to promoting the 
purposes for which the corporation is 
formed. 

Witness our hands and seal, this 
12th day of June, A. D. 1901. 
[Seal.] GEORGE STEINMAN, 
[Seal.] F. R. DIFB^NDERFFER, 
[Seal.] J. W. HOUSTON, 
[Seal.] S. M. SENBR, 
[Seal.] W. U. HENSEL. 

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state of Pennsylvania, County of Lan- 
caster, ss.: 

Before me, the Recorder of Deeds, in 
and for the county aforesaid, person- 
ally came George Steinman, F. R. Dif« 
fenderffer, J. W. Houston, S. M. Sener 
and W. U. Hensel, who, in due form of 
law acknowledged the foregoing in- 
strument to be their act and deed for 
the purposes herein specified. 

Witness my hand and seal of office 
this 12th day of June, A. D. 1901. 
B. S. McLANE, 
[Official Deputy Recorder. 

Seal.] 

State of Pennsylvania, County of Lan- 
caster, ss.: 

Personally appeared before me this 
12th day of June, A. D. 1901, George 
Steinman, W. U. Hensel, F. R. Diffen- 
derffer, S. M. Sener and J. W. Houston, 
who, being duly sworn according to 
law, depose and say that the state- 
ments contained in the foregoing in- 
strument are true. 

GEORGE STEINMAN, 

W. U. HENSEL, 

F. R. DIFFENDERFFER, 

S. M. SENER, 

J. W. HOUSTON. 

Sworn and subscribed before mo 
this day and year aforesaid. 

B .S. McLANE, 
Deputy Recorder. 

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Decree. 

State of Pennsylvania, County of Lan. 
caster, ss.: 

And now, June 17th, A. D. 1901, the 
foregoing Certificate of Incorporation 
having been duly acknowledged before 
the Recorder of Deeds of Lancaster 
county, and the same duly certified 
under the hand and official seal of the 
said Recorder of Deeds, and having 
been duly presented to me, the under* 
signed, a Law Judge of the said 
county, accompanied by a proof of the 
publication of the notice of such ap- 
plication, I certify that I have perused 
and examined said instrument, ano 
that I find the same in proper form 
and within the purposes named in the 
first class specified in the second sec 
tion of the Act of Assembly approved 
the twenty-ninth day of April, 1874, 
entitled "An Act to Provide for the 
Incorporation and Regulation of Cer. 
tain Corporations," and that the same 
appears lawful and not injurious to 
the community. It is therefore ordered 
and decreed that the said charter be 
and the same is hereby approved, and, 
upon the recording of said charter and 
order, the subscribers thereto and 
their associates shall be a corporation 
by the name of "Lancaster County His- 
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torical Society" for the purposes and 
upon the terms therein stated. 

J. B. LIVINGSTON, P. J. 
[Official 
Seal.] 
Attest: John Grosh, Prothonotary. 

Certificate of Record. 

Lancaster County, ss.: 

Recorded in the Office for Recording 
of Deeds, etc., in and for the city and 
county of Lancaster, in Charter Book, 
No. 2, page 180, etc. Witness my hand 
and seal of office this 20th day of June, 
A. D. 1901. 

CHAS. B. KELLER, 
[Official Recorder. 

Seal.] 

An Act to encourage county historical 

societies. 

Section 1. Be it enacted, &c.. That 
from and after the passage of this Act 
the Commissioners' Board of the re» 
spective counties of this Common- 
wealth may, in its discretion, pay out 
of the county funds not otherwise ap- 
propriated, and upon proper voucher 
being given, a sum not exceeding two 
hundred dollars annually, to the his- 
torical society of said county, to assist 
in paying the running expenses 
thereof. 

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Section 2. In order to entitle the 
said historical society to the said ap- 
propriation, the following conditions 
shall have been iirst complied with: 
The money shall be paid to the oldest 
society in each county, if there be 
more than one; it shall have been 
organized at least three years; incor* 
porated by the proper authority, and 
have an active membership of one hun- 
dred persons, each of whom shall have 
paid into the treasury of said society a 
membership fee of at least two dollars 
for the support of the same: And pro- 
vided further. That no appropriation 
under this Act shall be renewed until 
vouchers shall be first filed with the 
Board of County Commissioners, show- 
ink that the appropriation for the 
prior year shall have been expended 
for the purpose designated by this 
Act. 

Section 3. And be it further en- 
acted, that to entitle said society to re- 
ceive said appropriation it shall hold 
at least two public meetings yearly, 
whereat papers shall be read or dia- 
cussions held on historic subjects; 
that it shall have established a 
museum, wherein shall be deposited 
curios and other objects of interest re- 
lating to the history of county or State, 
and shall have adopted a constitution 

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and code of by-laws, and elected prope* 
officers to conduct its business. 

Approved the 21st day of May, A. 1>. 
1901. 

WILLIAM A. STONE. 

The foregoing is a true and correct 
copy of the Act of the General As^ 
sembly No. 182. 

W. W. GRIEST, 
Secretary of the Commonwealth, 



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Constitntion of tlie Society. 



Adopted May 4, 1906. 



Article I. Name. 

The name of the Society shall he the 
Lancaster County Historical Society. 

Article II. Object. 

Its object shall be the discovery, col- 
lection, preservation and publication 
of the history, historical records and 
data of and relating to Lancaster 
city and county; the collection and 
preservation of books, newspapers, 
maps, genealogies, portraits, paintings, 
relics, engravings, manuscripts, let. 
ters, journals and any and all ma- 
terials which may establish or illus- 
trate such history; the growth and 
progress of population, wealth, educa^ 
tion, agriculture, arts, manufactures 
and commerce in said city and county. 

Article III. Membership. 

The classification of membership in 
this Society shall be provided for by 
its by-laws, and such by-laws shall also 
provide as to the qualifications of 
members. 

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Article IV. Officers. 

The officers of the Society shall <ioii 
sist of a President, two Vice Presi- 
dents, Recording Secretary, Corres- 
ponding Secretary, Treasurer and 
Librarian. These, with ten members 
chosen from the Socety, shall compose 
the Executive Committee. 

Article V. By-Laws. 

The by-laws of the Society, when de- 
sirable, may be altered, changed o> 
amended by the Executive Committee, 
subject to the approval of the Society. 



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By-Laws. 

Article I. Members and Membership. 

Section 1. The Society shall consist 
of active, honorary and life members. 

Section 2. Any reputable person in 
sympathy with the work and the aims 
of the Society shall be eligible to ac- 
tive membership. An admission fee ot 
one dollar ($1.00) shall be paid by 
each when elected, and an annual fee 
of one dollar ($1.00) payable on 
January 1st of each year and annually 
thereafter. 

Section 3. Any person distinguished 
in historical investigation or who ha* 
conferred benefit on the Society shall 
be eligible to honorary membership 
From this class of membership no 
dues shall be required and to such the 
publications of the Society shall be 
given. 

Section 4. Any active member may 
become a life member upon payment 
of the sum of $25.00 into the treasury 
at one time. Life members shall ba 
exempt from all dues and be entitled 
to receive the publications of the 
Society, and enjoy all privileges of 
active members. 

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Section 5. All members shall be 
elected by the Society at its stated 
meetings. Persons may be proposed 
for membership at any regular meet- 
ing by any member, in writing, and 
such persons may be elected by a ma- 
jority vote of those present at the next 
regular meeting. 

Section 6. Members whose dues re- 
main unpaid for two years may be 
dropped from the rolls. Anyone re- 
signing shall notify the Secretary. 

Article II. Officers and Their Duties. 

Section 1. The officers of the Society 
shall consist of a President, two Vice 
Presidents, Recording Secretary, Cor^ 
responding Secretary, Treasurer, Li- 
brarian and ten additional members ot 
the Society who shall comprise an Ex- 
ecutive Committee of seventeen, 
charged with the government of the 
society. They shall be elected by bal- 
lot at the annual meeting of the So- 
ciety on the first Friday after New 
Year in each year, and shall hold their 
offices for one year, or until their suc- 
cessors are elected. The officers shall 
be nominated at the December meet- 
ing in each year. 

Section 2, The President and Vice 
President shall perform the duties 
usual to such offices. 

Section 3. The Recording Secretary 
shall keep an accurate record of the 
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proceedings of the meetings of the 
Society in a book kept for that pur 
pose, and shall perform such other 
duties, as usually belong to the oifice 
of Secretary. 

Section 4. The Corresponding Sec- 
retary shall send out all notices of 
dues and notifications of meetings. 

Section 5. The Treasurer shall have 
charge of all moneys and securities ot 
the Society and shall give such bond 
as the management may direct. He 
shall disburse money only upon writ* 
ten warrants duly authorized by the 
Society and certified by the President. 
He shall present at the annual meeting 
in January each year a statement of 
the receipts and expenditures during 
the year, with a full report of the 
financial condition of the Society, 
which statement shall be audited by 
a committee of three members of the 
Society to be appointed by the Presi- 
dent. 

Section 4. The Librarian shall have 
charge of the library, archives and col- 
lections of the Society, and the ar- 
rangement for preservation of the 
same in good condition. He shall keep 
a catalogue of the books, manuscripts 
and collections of the Society with a 
record of the names of the donors of 
such articles as may be presented, and 
shall submit to the Society at its an- 
nual meeting in January a report of 
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the condition of the library, with sug- 
gestions for its improvement. 

Section 7. The Executive Committee 
shall be vested with the general man- 
agement of the business of the So» 
ciety. It shall arrange and digest the 
historical material collected from 
month to month and present the re- 
sults of its labor to the Society at its 
monthly meetings, besides making all 
the necessary arrangements to insure 
the interest and usefulness of said 
meetings. 

Article III. Meetings. 

Section 1. The regular meetings of 
the Society shall be held on the first 
Friday of each month and the annual 
meeting on the first Friday after New 
Year, at such time and place as may 
be determined by the Executive Com- 
mittee. 

Section 2. The Executive Committee 
shall meet at least once a month to 
consider and prepare a programme for 
the regular monthly meeting. 

Section 3. Adjourned or special 
meetings may be held at any time or 
place that may be designated by the 
President at the request of nine mem« 
bers of the Society. 

Article IV. Vacancies. 

Any vacancies occurring in the 
Board of Ofiicers or Executive Com- 
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mittee during the year shall be filled 
by election at the next monthly meet- 
ing after the vacancies occur. 

Article V. Quorum. 

Five members shall constitute a 
quorum of the Executive Committee 
and nine a quorum of the Society to 
transact business at the monthly, spe- 
cial or annual meeting. 

Article VI. Order of Business. 

The order of business at the stated 
meetings of the Society shall be as 
follows : 

1. Reading of the minutes. 

2. Reports of officers. 

3. Nomination of members. * 

4. Election of members^^ ^yC^V^A,^ 

5. Unfinished business.^ f 

6. New business. 

7. Presentation of historical papers 
:^nd discussion thereon. 

8. Adjournment. 

At the annual meeting the election 
of officers shall occur immediatelj 
after the election of members. 

Article VII. Amendments. 

Amendments to the by-laws shall be 
submitted in writing at a stated meet- 
ing and shall lie over until the next or 
a subsequent stated meeting, when 
they may" be adopted by a vote of two- 
thirds of the members present. 
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Officers of the Society. 



1906. 

President: 
GEORGE STEINMAN. 

Vice Presidents: 
SAMUEL EVANS, ESQ., 

JOSEPH HENRY DUBBS, D.D, LL.D. 

Secretary: 
FRANK RIED DIFFENDBRFFER, LITT.D. 

Librarian : 
SAMUEL M. SENER, ESQ. 

Trea'surer: 
J. W. HOUSTON, M.D. 

Corresponding Secretary: 
MISS MARTHA B. CLARK. 

Executive Committee: 
A. K. Hostetter, G. F. K. Erisman, 
Monroe B. Hirsh D. B. Landis, R. M. 
Reilly, Mrs. Sara B. Carpenter, Dr. 
John S. Stahr, Charles Steigerwalt, 
Mrs. DuBois Rohrer and P. A. Metzgar. 

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List of Members. 



Mrs. Milton Alexander, Lancaster, Pa. 

Mrs. William B. Altick, Lancaster, Pa. 

Wm. N. Appel, Lancaster, Pa. 

Benjamin C. Atlee, Lancaster, Pa. 

John H. Baumgardner, Lancaster, Pa. 

Mrs. M. S. P. Baumgardner, Lancaster, 
Pa. 

D. H. Bausman, Bausman, Pa. 

J. W. B. Bausman, Lancaster, Pa. 

Samuel D. Bausman, Lancaster, Pa. 

Elmer E. Billingfelt, Adamstown, Lan- 
caster County, Pa. 

Mrs. Arthur Boardman, Lancaster, Pa. 

Mr. Harris Boardman, Lancaster, Pa. 

Dr. R. M. Bolenius, Lancaster, Pa. 

Mrs. Annie R. Bosworth, 968 East 
Orange Street, Lancaster, Pa. 

John A. Boyle, Lancaster, Pa. 

Rev. Dr. W. R. Breed, Lancaster, Pa. 

Franklin H. Breneman, Lancaster, Pa. 

Mrs. Louisa A. Breneman, North Lime 
Street, Lancaster, Pa. 

Alfred C. Bruner, Columbia, Pa. 

Dr. R. K. Buehrle, Lancaster, Pa. 

A. E. Burkholder, Lancaster, Pa. 

J. C. Burkholder, Lancaster, Pa. 

Mrs. Sara B. Carpenter, Lancaster, Pa. 

Dr. M. L. Chadman, Lancaster, Pa. 
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Miss Martha B. Clark, Lancaster, Pa. 
Thomas B. Cochran, Lancaster, Pa. 
John A. Coyle, Lancaster, Pa. 
Rev. W. Stuart Cramer, Lancaster, Pa. 
J, Darmstaetter, 136 East Vine 

Street, Lancaster, Pa. 
I. J. Dengler, Lancaster, Pa. 
Dr. T. C. Detwiler, Lancaster, Pa. 

F. R. Diffenderffer, Lancaster, Pa. 
Miss Eliza Diller, 318 East Chestnut 

Street, Lancaster, Pa. 
Rev. Dr. J. H. Dubbs, Lancaster, Pa. 
Simon P. Eby, Lancaster, Pa. 
Dr. Thomas Ellmaker, Lancaster, Pa. 
H. Frank Eshleman, Lancaster, Pa. 

G. F. K. Erisman, Lancaster, Pa. 
C. A. Fon Dersmlth, Lancaster, Pa. 
Wm. O. Frailey, Lancaster, Pa. 

Mrs. George M. Franklin, Lancaster, 

Pa. 
Walter M. Franklin, Lancaster, Pa. 
Jacob M. Frantz, Lancaster, Pa. 
John H. Fry, Lancaster, Pa. 
Rev. Frederick Gardiner, Yeates In- 

stitute, Lancaster, Pa. 
Miss Elizabeth B. Gara, Lancaster, Pa. 
M. T. Garvin, Lancaster, Pa. 
Rev. Henry G. Ganss, Carlisle, Pa. 
Rev. Dr. D. W. Gerhard, Lancaster, Pa. 
H. W. Gibson, 167 Tremont Street, 

Boston, Mass. 
Wm. B. Given, Columbia, Pa. 
Miss Mary Goodell, Lancaster, Pa. 
Wm. K. Graff, 1795 North Ayeii.iie^ 

Bridgeport, Conn. 
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Mr. Jesse P. Gram, 59 Cedar Street, 

New York City, N. Y. 
Miss Daisy E. B. Grubb, Lancaster, Pa 

C. F. Hager, Lancaster, Pa. 
Horace L. Haldeman, Chickies, Pa. 
Herbert W. Hartman, Lancaster, Pa. 
Miss Anna M. Haus, Lancaster, Pa. 

D. C. Haverstick, Lancaster, Pa. 
Rev. Horace Edwin Hayden, Wilkes- 

Barre, Pa. 
Hon. Milton Heidelbaugh, Lancaster, 

Pa. 
Prof. T. G. Helm, Lancaster, Pa. 
Miss Harriet Heitshu, Lancaster, Pa. 
Hon. W. U. Hensel, Lancaster, Pa. 
Allan A. Herr, Lancaster, Pa. 
L. B. Herr, Lancaster, Pa. 
Theodore W. Herr, Lancaster, Pa. 
John H. Hertzler, Lancaster, Pa. 
J. H. Hibshman, Ephrata, Pa. 
Prof. A. V. Hiester, Lancaster, Pa. 
Monroe B. Hirsh, Lancaster, Pa. 
Miss Hannah Holbrook, Lancaster, Pa. 
A. F. Hostetter, Lancaster, Pa. 
A. K. Hostetter, Lancaster, Pa. 
Mrs. A. K. Hostetter, Lancaster, Pa. 
J. W. Houston, M.D., Lancaster, Pa. 
R. J. Houston, Lancaster, Pa. 
Mrs. John E. Hubley, 140 East Cla> 

Street, Lancaster, Pa. 
Mrs. A. V. Hurst, Lancaster, Pa. 
Mrs. Anna Irvin, Lancaster, Pa. 
J. Chester Jackson, Lancaster, Pa. 
Wm. H. Keller, Lancaster, Pa. 
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Dr. J. L. Kellogg, Lancaster, Pa. 
Miss Catharine Kelly, Lancaster, Pa. 
Dr. J. B. Kieffer, Lancaster, Pa. 
Miss Martha L. Kline, Lancaster, Pg,. 
Prof. L. Oscar Kuhns, Middletown» 

Conn. 
Hon. Charles I. Landis, Lancaster, Pa. 
D. B. Landis, 38 East Chestnut Street, 

Lancaster, Pa. 
David H. Landis, Windom, Pa. 
Mrs. James D. Landis, Lancaster, Pa. 
James B. Lincoln, M.D., Renova, Pa. 
Miss Anna Lyle, Millersville, Pa. 
Dr. E. O. Lyte, Millersville, Pa. 
Chas. O. Lynch, Bausman, Pa. 
John L. Martin, Lancaster, Pa. 
Mrs. Lydia E. Martin, 968 East Orange 

Street, Lancaster, Pa. 
Dr. Richard D. McCaskey, Lancaster, 

Pa. 
James McCoy, Lancaster, Pa. 
David McMullen, Lancaster, Pa. 
William M, Mervine, Edgewater Park, 

N, J. 
P. A. Metzger, Lancaster, Pa. 
Mrs. P. A. Metzger, Lancaster, Pa. 
Dr. Houston Mifflin, Columbia, Pa. 
J. Ewing Mifflin, Arbutus, Md. 
Rev. Dr. Jas. Y. Mitchell, Lancaster, 

Pa. 
Henry C. Moore, Trenton Street Rail- 
way Co., Trenton, N. J. 
Miss Ella Musser, Lancaster, Pa. 
James A. Myers, Columbia, Pa. 
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Mrs. John H. Myers, Lancaster, Pa. 
Hon. Amos H. Mylin, Lancaster, Pa. 
Mrs. Amos H. Mylin, Lancaster, Pa. 
Miss Alice Nevin, Lancaster, Pa. 
Miss Blanche Nevin, Churchtown, Lan. 

caster County, Pa. 
Mrs. J. B. Oblinger, Lancaster, Pa. 
Samuel H. Ranck, Grand Rapids, Mich. 
H. L. Raub, Lancaster, Pa. 
Miss Ida M. Ream, Lancaster, Pa. 
R. M. Reilly, Lancaster, Pa. 
Arthur K. Reist, R. F. D. No. 5, Lititz, 
Pa. 

Mrs. Sarah E. Rengier, Lancaster, Pa. 

Mrs. George N. Reynolds, Lancaster, 
Pa. 

William Riddle, Lancaster, Pa. 

Mrs. M. N. Robinson, Lancaster, Pa. 

Mrs. DuBois Rohrer, Lancaster, Pa. 

Julius F. Sachse, No. 4428 Pine 
Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 

Rev. Dr. N. C. Schaeffer, Lancaster,Pa. 

J. W. Schaeffer, Sterling, 111. 

Mrs. Mary V. Scheetz, Lancaster, Pa. 

F. E. Schnerer, Brickerville, Pa. 

Geo. R. Seiffert, Lock Box No. 41, 
Philadelphia, Pa. 

S. M. Sener, Lancaster, Pa. 

W. Z. Sener, Lancaster, Pa. 

James Shand, Lancaster, Pa. 

M. S. Shuman, Columbia, Pa. 

John D. Skiles, Lancaster, Pa. 

P. Eckert Slaymaker, Lancaster, Pa. 

Hon. Eugene G. Smith, Lancaster, Pa. 
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John V. Snader, Bphrata, Pa. 
Rev. Dr. J. S. Stahr, Lancaster, Pa. 
Miss Rebecca Stamm, 518 East King 

Street, Lancaster, Pa. 
Charles Steigerwalt, Lancaster, Pa. 
George Steinman, Lancaster, Pa. 
Miss M. E. Steinman, Lancaster, Pa. 
H. E. Steinmetz, Ephrata, Pa. 
Mrs. J. L. Steinmetz, North Duke 

Street, Lancaster, Pa. 
Dr. W. J. Steward, County Hospital, 

Lancaster, Pa. 
C. H. Tucker, Lancaster, Pa. 
P. T. Watt, Lancaster, Pa. 
Henry M. Weaver, Mansfield, Ohio. 
S. R. Weaver, Lancaster, Pa. 
Dr. Walter Baer Weidler, Lancaster, 

Pa. 
E. Boyd Weitzel, Ridley Park, Pa. 
G. Howard Werntz, Pasadena, Cal. 
Mrs. J. H. Wickersham, Lancaster, Pa. 
H. S. Williamson, Lancaster, Pa. 
George B. Willson, Lancaster, Pa. 
J. R. Windolph, Lancaster, Pa. 
Dr. B. Frank Witmer, Lancaster, Pa. 
Col. Samuel Wright, Columbia, Pa. 
Thomas C. Wright, Millersville, Pa. 
W. J. Zeigler, Lancaster, Pa. 

Honorary Members. 

Hon. S. W. Pennypacker, Schwenks- 

ville. Pa. 
Miss Mary Ross, Lancaster, Pa. 
Dr. J. Watts De Peyster, Tivoli, N. Y. 
Samuel Evans, Columbia, Pa. 
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list of Eicbanges. 



American Catholic Historical Society, 

Philadelphia, Pa. 
American Jewish Historical Society, 

No. 531 West 123rd Street, New 

York City, N. Y. 
American Philosophical Society, Phila- 
delphia, Pa. 
Berks County Historical Society, Read' 

ing, Pa. 
Carnegie Library, Pittsburg, Pa. 
Columbia University Library, New 

York City. (Exchange Department.) 
Congressional Library, Washington, 

D. C. 
Dauphin County Historical Society, 

Harrisburg, Pa. 
Enoch Pratt Library, Baltimore, Md. 
F. and M. College Library, Lancaster, 

Pa. 
Hamilton Library, Carlisle, Pa. 
Historical Society of Delaware, Wil- 
mington, Del. 
Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 

Philadelphia, Pa. 
Historical Department of Iowa, Des 

Moines, Iowa. 
Lehigh County Historical Society, Al- 

lentown. Pa. 

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Kansas State Historical Society, To* 

peka, Kansas. 
Lebanon County Historical Society, 

care S. P. Heilman, Heilman Dale, 

Lebanon County, Pa. 
Library of Bureau of American 

Ethnology, Washington, D. C. 
M. I. J. Griffin, Editor American Cath- 
olic Hist. Researches, No. 2009 

North Twelfth Street, Philadelphia, 

Pa. 
M. D. Learned, Editor Americana Ger. 

manica. University of Pennsylvania, 

Philadelphia, Pa. 
New York Public Library, New York 

City. 
Grand Rapids Public Library, Grand 

Rapids, Mich. 
Schuylkill County Historical Society, 

Pottsville, Pa. 
State Library, Albany, N. Y. 
State Library, Harrisburg, Pa. 
State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 

care of R. G. Thwaites, Madison,Wis. 
The Pennsylvania German, Allentown, 

Pa. 
York County Historical Society, York, 

Pa. 
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 

D. C. 



